Spraying device.



witnesses i i I l i i PATENTED AUG. 18, 1908. I

A. M. PHILLIPS. SPRAYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.20,1907.

UNITED STATES PATENT oEEioE.

ADELBERT M. PHILLIPS, OF LE ROY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO LE ROY PLOW COM ANY, OF LE ROY, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SPRAYING DEVICE:

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1908.

' Application filed April 20, 1907. Serial No. 359,409.

To all whom'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADE BERT M. PHIL- LIPs, a resident of Le Roy, in the county of Genesee and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spraying Devices and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

This a sprayin crease t lication relates to apparatus for quids, and has for its objeot to in e efficiency of such apparatus, and

to simplify and cheapen its construction.

The invention consists in the construction hereinafter described and particularly pointed out.

In the accompanyin drawing which illustrates the inventionigure 1 is a central section of a tank or receptacle provided with adjuncts suited for the pur ose of supplying liquid to a spraying nozzle; ig. 2 is a similar view of a modified form.

In operation a liquid is forced through the tank, and to and through a nozzle, rose, or

other delivering terminal, as usual inspray ing machines. Said terminal may be of any approved form, and as its particular character constitutes no part of theimprovement it is not illustrated in detail.

It is a practice to convey the spraying apparatus, including one or more receptacles for liquid, on a vehicle among the trees, plants or ob ects to be treated but the present im provement is not limited to use on a vehicle.

Referrin to the drawing, numeral 1 denotes a tan or the like, shown as supported on a base 2 and provided with a draw-off or blow-off pipe 3,.

A valve is denoted by 3".

4. indicates an inlet pipe through which the tank may be charged in manner well known.

5 denotes a discharge pipe. This is rovided, preferably outside the tank, wit a branch or continuation 5 for discharge of the liquid. A valve 6 is provided in this pipe substantially as indicated. The pipe 5 extends nearly the whole length of the tank and is preferably situated centrally within the same. Its lower end is curved or'bent substantially as shown, and its open end 7 thereby diverted away irom the inlet which by preference is situated above the mouth of the discharge pi e and adapted to deliver liquid transverse y to the general direction of pipe 5. By this construction the passageof liquid directly into the discharge pipc thereby carrying into it any sedimentary matter in the liquid to be sprayed is avoided.

Since in operation the tank has no normal outlet except through the pipe 5, when the mouth of said pipe is sealed y liquid there is a dead air space above in which air will be compressed by liquid forced in at-4. This air compression acts upon the liquid surface below and forces its (lischarge'whenever a free outlet through said ipe 5 is permitted.

The device is adapted for spraying any suitable liquid, such as the well known Bordeaux mixture, or any liquid mixture containing substances such as copper sulfate, lime, paris green, or the like, and water. And it is primarily intended for spraying fruit trees, grape vines, potatoes, beans, and other trees, ,vines and crops. uids usually contain sedimentary matter it is preferred that the inlet to the tank be above that of pipe 5, and these are so ar-' rangedas to provide belowthem-a space 2 for such sediment, which from time to time can be removed by opening the valve 3 and iquid through pipe 4 if p by forcing in fresh necessary to expedite its removal.

As the tank set forth contemplates the in troduction of liquid under pressure which may be variable and may rise above a convenient limit, a safety valve 8 is supplied conveniently in direct communication with the discharge pipe 5 as represented. As indicatcdin Fig. '2, the liquid receptacle may if desired be formed by a cylinder 9, held by bolts 10 between the heads 11 and 12. These will be provided with an inlet and with out- As these liq} lets and a safety valve, substantially as set forth in connection with Fig. 1.

Having described the invention what I claim is 1. For delivering liquids to a spraying nozzle, a liquid receptacle, an outlet pipe situated centrally in the receptacle and extending above the same, said extension commu nicating directly with the outer atmosphere through perforations therein, a branch outlet pipe below said perforations, a safety valve situated in the outlet pipe extension adj accnt 7 and immediately over said branch, a scdiment holder below the side walls 'of the receptacle, and a sediment delivering valve below said holder.

2. For delivering liquids to a spraying 11ozthe side walls of the recep tacle, said intake being situated in pipes.

3. For delivering liquids to a spraying nozzle, a liquid receptacle, a su 1y pipe, an outlet pipe extending above t e rece tacle, a

sedimentholderbelow the side wa ls ofthe I receptacle, a sediment delivering valve below said holder,.said outlet pipe havingits intake end turned to near one side of the receptaele and directed away from the su ply ipe.

4. For spraying liquids, a iqui tacle, a spraying nozzle, an inlet p1 e, and an 1 outlet pipe extending from neart e bottom of the receptacle to its top, and having near the bottom of the receptacle an intake opening directed awayfmm the ends of thereceptacle and situated in a plane oblique to the axes of the inlet and outlet pipes.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses. ADELBERT M. PHILLIPS. Witnesses jWILus' H. BALDWIN,-

THOMAS W., LARKIN} recep- 

